Before (end of 1981) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1982) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 5 · Other 3
Ward results
Aylesford & Eccles1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| M. Cole | Conservative | 1,008 |
| J. Waters | Lib/Sdp | 860 |
| J. Groombridge | Labour | 181 |
Cage Green1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| J. Marwood | Conservative | 1,006 |
| A. Palmer | Lib/Sdp | 595 |
| L. Grove | Labour | 222 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| J. Adams | Conservative | 998 |
| E. Somerville | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| C. Still | Labour | 130 |
East Malling1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| P. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| J. Colville | Conservative | 360 |
| S. Morgan | Labour | 319 |
Hildenborough1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| R. Kirby | Conservative | 1,383 |
| M. Golding | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
| M. Malyan | Labour | 105 |
Medway1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| J. Hutchinson | Conservative | 776 |
| G. Fry | Labour | 297 |
| P. Robbins | Lib/Sdp | 106 |
Mereworth & West Peckham1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| B. Wilkes | Lib/Sdp | 332 |
| J. Sibree | Conservative | 253 |
Platt1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| P. Geliot | Conservative | 300 |
| W. Pollock | Lib/Sdp | 106 |
Snodland1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| R. Croucher | Conservative | 560 |
| A. Walkiden | Labour | 549 |
| H. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Trench1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| A. Woodhams | Labour | 703 |
| J. Moore | Conservative | 631 |
| M. Neath | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
Vauxhall1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| A. Ball | Conservative | 744 |
| F. Hoskins | Lib/Sdp | 361 |
| A. Devlin | Labour | 240 |
Wateringbury1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| C. Benfield | Conservative | 452 |
| V. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 110 |
| S. Fellows | Labour | 61 |
West Malling1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| M. Worrall | Conservative | 638 |
| T. Dean | Lib/Sdp | 368 |
| R. Morgan | Labour | 32 |
Wrotham1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| G. Childs | Independent | 488 |
| B. Underdown | Conservative | 221 |
| P. Turner | Lib/Sdp | 49 |